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Wine sales: Early booking10 great tastingsOld vintages, grands crus, premiers crus, exceptional wines...

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Tastings at the Wine Sale weekend

Registrations for the 165th Hospices de Beaune Wine Sale will open in September 2025! The Wine Sale Weekend will take place from 14 to 16 November 2025. The cellars and estates are organising exceptional tastings. Don’t miss the chance to taste them at a special price. Here is our selection of tastings at early booking rates in Beaune, Meursault, Pommard, Santenay and Savigny-les-Beaune. The descriptions below are those of the 2024 tastings.    

The programme
Caves Patriarche

1- 10 great Burgundy wines to taste

The Caves Patriarche are worth a visit on their own. Their network of subterranean rooms and dark corridors decorated with Burgundy grands crus is impressive to explore. To help you find your way around, you’ll find labels with names that make you think back, and bottles that have been ageing here for many years. Coming to Beaune during the Weekend of the Wine Sale is an opportunity to visit these exceptional cellars and sample some fine bottles.

Tasting highlights

Waiting for the Wine Sale, Caves Patriarche is offering a tasting tour

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Wine Market

2 - Grands Terroirs de Bourgogne tasting

The Marché aux Vins welcomes you to a tasting of 6 wines in its 15th-century cellars. Of the 6, 4 are Premiers Crus 🤩. Their catalogue is varied, offering wines from numerous estates in Côte de Beaune et Hautes Côtes de Beaune. Among other wines: 1 Pommard 1er Cru Cuvée Dames de la Charité 2019 from Hospices de Beaune or  1 Volnay 1er Cru “Clos des Chênes” 2018, Château de Meursault (red wine).

Tasting highlights

Waiting for the Wine Sale, the Wine Market is offering a tasting tour

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Millésimes à la Carte

4- Le Paradis des Grands Crus

Thierry Prat knows how to unearth rare bottles and is delighted to teach you how to enjoy these exceptional nectars. His Grands Crus paradise lives up to its name, as you will taste red and white Grands Crus from Burgundy, the Côte de Beaune à the Côte de Nuits during the wine sales.

Tasting highlights

Waiting for the Wine Sale, Millésimes à the menu offers dégustations

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6 - Château de Meursault

Escape the hustle and bustle of Beaune town centre to the typical village of the Côte de Beaune: Meursault. The Château de Meursault offers a tour that’s as œnological as it is historical. The experience begins with a tour of the incredible cellars, some of which date back to the 11th century. Then the tasting will focus on 6 or 8 prestigious wines from the Côte de Beaune, depending on your selection.

Tasting Plus

Waiting for the Wine Sale, the Château de Meursault is offering a tasting tour

8. Bouchard Ainé & Fils

Tasting during the wine sale at Bouchard Aîné & Fils à Beaune is a unique experience. Discover exceptional vintages in the cellar, and enjoy an immersion in the world of Burgundian wine.

Tasting Plus

En attendant Bouchard Aîné offers tastings